Voltage tester having alternatively attachable or separable probes

A method of assembling a tester comprising:

• providing a main body including a main body probe and a front panel including selectable options for selecting a tester function;
• coupling a removable probe the main body via a cord;
• and
• providing a latch assembly to enable fixing the removable probe to the main body, the latch assembly including a socket disposed on one of the removable probe or the main body and a mating protrusion disposed at the other of the removable probe or the main body, the main body having a probe support ridge associated therewith and the removable probe having an alignment ridge associated therewith, the alignment ridge and the probe support ridge lying in a same plane when the mating protrusion is inserted into the socket.

A tester comprising:

• a main body including a main body probe and a front panel including selectable options for selecting a tester function, the front panel including a readout panel comprising a series of lights that selectably provide backlight to numbered values defined on the readout panel based on readings measured using the main body probe and the removable probe;
• and
• a removable probe coupled to the main body via a cord,
• wherein the removable probe is fixable to the main body via a latch assembly.